Yi Jing, Oracle of the Moon

Hexagram 02

Kūn, the Field

Gua Poem:
Field, eminent -
expansion Harvest - determination
of a mare.
The noble one proceeds probing. As pioneer he meets with confusion, in the rear he finds a
master.Fruitful to find friends in the Southwest, to lose
friends in the Northeast.
A determination
about peace: auspicious

The great image says: The basic disposition
of earth is female.
The noble one carries everything with great generosity.

All lines: Fruitful: everlasting determination.
Dao is the field that supports and brings to life everything, all beings. Dao has no action at all of
its own, and that frees the way for
creation and energy. When everything is
receptivity, nothing stands between man and universe. If
man can merge with a thought, an action, an ideal, then nothing can
stop him.
(Hex.2's 1 Firmness Strength is able to deal with time and timing.)

Top line: Dragons struggle in
the wild. Their blood is black and yellow.
Not accepting fate means one brings about a life full of
difficulties. One does not only fight what happens, but more than
anything else one fights oneself. Make clear choices: do or do not, there is no in between.
(Hex.2's 23: Get to the bottom of it and decide.

Line 5: Yellow skirt. Eminent auspiciousness.
No need to show who you are, it shows in what you do. The heart shines
through the outward appearance and actions. Who is strong does not need to raise his voice, a good ruler does not need to display his authority.
(Hex.2's 8 Standing by: Cooperation without coercion) Mirror

Line 4: Enclosed in a bag. Without fault, without praise.
You don't have to judge or choose about good and evil. It narrows the mind and
makes it unfit to follow the time. Earth does not choose, it gives
every being room for its own Dao. Silence is a powerful tool, it can heal both your heart and your relations.
(Hex.2's 16 Weaving Images: Share your dreams and inspire others) Mirror

Line 3: Harboring qualities
permits determination. If one follows king's affairs,
without achieving, he completes.
One's inner pattern decides what one accomplishes. Honor is of no
use, dedication does the job. Act as if it is for a king, not for
a goal: the value is in the doing.
(Hex.2's 15 Joining the Work: Doing things the way they want to be done) Mirror

Line 2: Straight, square,
great. Without skills there is nothing that does not bear fruit.
Without doing, nothing not done. One accomplishes what one is or
lives, not what thinks to do. Greatness accomplishes great
things.
(Hex.2's 7 Leader: Natural discipline is being one with what you do) Mirror

Initial line: Treading on hoarfrost, hard ice is arriving.
Every thing and every time has its Dao. The earlier one sees its signs, the better one can act according to them - or retreat from harming ones. One’s
degree of sight and insight decides about the direction one’s life might take.
One's ability to act or withdraw timely decides if it actually will.
(Hex.2's 24 Return The recovery of your soul should never be far away) Mirror